Fr. McTeigue to speak at Catholic Medical Association Conference

Ave Maria University’s Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J., is speaking at the Catholic Medical Association’s 83rd annual conference this weekend. Fr. McTeigue, adjunct professor in philosophy at AMU, will lead the opening Evening of Reflection: “St. Ignatius Loyola, Our Comrade-in-Arms.” In addition, McTeigue will offer three morning reflections based on Ignatian Spirituality and tailored to the needs and unique calling of healthcare professionals. On Friday morning, he will speak on “Moral Courage in Medicine.”

The conference, founded to strengthen and support American physicians in their faith, is taking place September 24-27 at Universal Orlando’s Loew’s Portofino Bay Hotel. Other conference speakers include: Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke, George Weigel, Austin Ruse, Mike Aquilina, and more.

When asked about the role he will play at this year’s conference, McTeigue said:

“As a Jesuit priest and as a professor of philosophy, I will be delighted to be in the company of and at the service of good people who have a deep commitment to the Catholic faith as well as to the noble art and science of medicine.”

The Southwest Florida Catholic Medical Guild, for which McTeigue is the chaplain, has very generously given scholarships so that half of the AMU students from McTeigue’s medical ethics class are able to attend the conference.

The AMU Women’s Schola, led by Dr. Susan Treacy, have been invited to provide the music for the opening Mass of the conference, which will be celebrated by Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke.

Fr. Robert McTeigue received his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. from the Catholic University of America, and his M.Th. from Heythrop College at the University of London.

Susan Treacy received her Ph.D. from the University of North Texas, her M.Mus in opera from the Manhattan School of Music, and her B.Mus. in voice from Oberlin College Conservatory of Music.